International Animation & Gaming Evangelists to address Arena seminars across India

First of the series will be held in Mumbai on 5th May, 2009

Mumbai: May 1, 2009: Anthony Christov and Ian Livingstone, world renowned animation and gaming experts, are coming to India to present ‘Perspectives,’ a series of nation-wide seminars organized by Arena Animation, the global leader in hi-end animation training.

Perspectives, a symposium on ‘Animation in India: Future & Careers’ will be held across India in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Cochin, Ahmedabad & Chandigarh.

The first of the series of Perspective is organized in Mumbai on 5th May 2009 at Shanmukanand Hall- Matunga, Mumbai from 12.00pm onwards. In Delhi (6th May at Sirifort from 11am to 1pm), Cochin (6th May at Rama Varma Club Hall, D.H. Road, Ernakulum from 11am to 1pm), Ahmedabad (7th May at Thakobhai Desai Hall from 4.30pm to 6.30pm) and at Chandigarh (7th May at Museum Hall, Sector 10-C from 2pm to 5pm).

The two experts are specially invited to India to present Perspectives and also to facilitate winners of ‘Golden Cursor Animation Awards,’ which is scheduled on 8th May, 2009 in Mumbai.

Anthony Christov, Art Director, Pixar (the world’s top animation company) has worked on many Oscar nominated movies such as ‘Wall- E’, ‘Finding Nemo’ , ‘The Incredibles’, ‘Cars’ and many more. Christov has also worked with some of the eminent companies including Warner Bros. Universal, 20th Century Fox, and Disney.

Ian Livingstone, Co-founder of Games Workshop was awarded with BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for outstanding contribution to the community and Order of the British Empire, for “Services to the Computer Games Industry” in 2006.

Anuj Kacker, Global Head, Arena Animation, said, “Perspectives is a series of seminars organized to create awareness among students of the unlimited career opportunities in the animation industry. Through this we offer a unique opportunity for the students to interact and learn from industry experts. I am sure these seminars would be fruitful for all those aspirants who want to make a mark in this industry.”

Perspectives aims to bring together professionals from the animation community on a common platform to share their knowledge, thoughts, views and experiences of the animation industry with the students, which would enable them to think beyond the obvious and get an insight into the career options within animation, VFX and gaming.

About Arena Animation:

Arena Animation is a Pioneer, Trendsetter and Global Leader in Animation education. Arena has an extensive network of centers & has trained over 2,50,000 students globally since its inception in 1996.

Arena offers industry relevant courses on Animation & Multimedia to students aspiring for global careers in this New Age industry. It trains students as well as professionals in the latest industry relevant courses backed by alliances with world leaders, a world-class faculty and the latest technical educational tools.

Arena’s students are placed as Graphic Designers, Web Designers, 2D/3D Animators, 2D/3D Designers, AV Editors, Technical Trainers, 3D Modelers, Multimedia Programmers, Compositors, Visualizers, Content Developers and Pre and Post Production executives in blue chip animation studios and entertainment companies like Prime Focus, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Crest Animation Studios, EFX, UTV Toons, Toonz Animation, Nipuna Services, Prasad Studio, Colour Chips, Ramoji Film City,

Green Gold Animation, DQ Entertainment, Paprikaas Animation Studios, UshaKiron TV, Sony TV, Google India, NDTV, TOI, DD Sports, Discovery Channel, Divya Bhaskar, Asianet Satellite Communications, ETV, NDTV, Zee Sports and Zee TV to name a few.

For further information please visit www.arena-multimedia.com

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